Some joints have such amazing interior design, it is bringing the ball game to a whole new level. It is no longer a competition of good beans and great service but also attractive interior decoration and quirky merchandises.
I have been reading up, but could not decide which to start with! Since I am no expert in this department, I shall follow a friend's recommendation. Dawn & I were at Robertson Quay, torn between Kith and Toby's Estate. Looking a little more refresh, we picked Toby's. Great view and nice furnitures I must say. However, I hate sharing tables with strangers- no privacy. At the end of the day, I knew that the lady on my left has a Terrier which underwent surgery for comsuming lego tiles, and the balding guy in front of us just returned from States (from the way he blabbered on with his American accent, about his boyfriend back home), or the young chap whom I knew studys Biology as I took a glance of his sketches on nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm and golgi apparatus. See, I made new 'friends' without actually speaking with them. Dammit, which means that they most probably knew I just went for plastic surgery!
No, just kidding. All those mentioned above are just fictional. We sat at a lonely corner, dazing out of the window. Haha.
It is so spacious and I'm totally loving it! The huge wall mural and that humungous steel roaster will not fail to catch anyone's attention. The monstrous roaster with a metallic air duct stretching to the top of the cafe's 6m tall ceiling is not just for show, it actually roasts the beans in-house. The roaster sure is big but it did not steal the show. One will not miss noticing the 'Lab'- a counter lined with measuring scales, glass beakers and odd-shaped flasks arranged just like a chemistry lab. Other than the usual lattes, one could also choose 'Lab Coffee' which are beans processed with different machines like the Clover, Chemex and v60, hence giving each cup a unique profile.
Even though the setup and selection process seemed very professional, I was in fact a tad disappointed. I requested for a full-bodied cuppa and (I think the barista chose Clover) the thing I received looked far from that. Although we know nuts about coffee and roasting, but I was hoping at least to be blown away by the aroma. Nope it didn't happen.
We both thought the fresh carrot juice tasted better.
We shall continue our coffee quest and smell out the (our) best joint!
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